It seems like all the brokerages got sold hard on this. I have a friend who did customer support for Fidelity and they also pushed the voice ID thing very hard. I think it was to the point they wouldn't help you until you set it up.
I have had Schwab accounts for over a decade and called them a couple times, and they didn't bug me about it. Would still prefer WebAuthn to log in, however.
Had Fidelity 401k from work I was trying to rollover to a Schwab IRA. Schwab mentioned setting up the voice password thingy, and I declined and had no further problem. Fidelity tried to push it on me before I could talk to anyone. I refused and had to dial 0 several times for it to transfer me to a person. Glad I no longer have a Fidelity account, if Schwab ever tries that BS I'll raise hell with them.
It's actually becoming more common. I'm not sure how many banks have implemented it, but I've called Spectrum about my internet and a "security" feature called Voice ID that lets you verify your identity with your voice was being advertised
In general, financial institutions (such as the many multi-nationals and regionals that use this) don't want to talk about the specific providers they use, so it can be hard to get a comprehensive view of which are using what.
But everyone who is anyone in banking evaluated this provider, for example.
This is really interesting and I would like to follow development.
Unless I decide to live truly off grid, I guess I would not use this 8h/day, maybe 2h on average and otherwise continue to use a regular on-grid setup (which itself is already a variation of sitting, standing, and treadmill).
Do you imagine the "switching" between setups to be made simpler?
The simplest solution would be to plug your equipment into USB and AC power strips, then switch the power strip cords whenever you want to change setups.
The problem with doing this is:
1) You lose the ability to individually monitor the power consumption of each device, and
2) You'd have to use an AC inverter to power your non-USB-powered (e.g. your laptop or monitor). Using an inverter wastes a lot of energy, because you're converting from DC to AC back to DC. The more energy you waste, the less you have available to power your equipment.
Alternating between slouching and standing has had a positive impact on me. About 2 years into it working from home and I sleep better and haven’t had back pain since. (Prior to this I had an ergo chair and would alternate between sitting and standing.)
I'm not sure if it'll ever come back. I loved my Pixel 3 at 5.5" but nothing else for the past 5 years has come close. I eventually relented and got a Pixel 6a at 6.1"
It's relevant enough if you're concerned about RSI or CTS and such
In that case display size is a measure of how much strain you're putting on your hands to navigate the huge screen. A smaller screen means less reaching.
Also smaller display size means less content, less instagram posts, less twitter feed, less interest on your phone in general in my perspective
Every 2-3 years I am severely tempted by The Other Side, especially as a very happy Macbook user. But every time, there's a new phone that's just nice enough to keep me around.
Same, I'm a Pixel user and happy Macbook user, but every time I use an iOS device I have such a terrible experience. I purchased a 10th generation iPad for my daughter. The parental controls are simply broken. When installing apps, the child has to click "Ask" and the notification never appears on my wife's iPhone. And only one parent can be the account "manager". Because I'm pretty good with Google, I was able to find some random Reddit post which has a workaround (the solutions in the Apple forum never worked). You can go into the iPhone's settings and rename the phone, e.g. from "iPhone" to "iPhone 2" then the iPhone starts receiving the notifications from the iPad.
Well, I purchased a second iPad 10th gen for my younger daughter and the same exact problem. Out of the box this basic feature just doesn't work reliably. We're at the point we're renaming my wife's iPhone once a month.
That's just one specific problem we've had, but really it's been a disaster. The setup for both iPads was full of bugs and random issues. Both iPads randomly fail to install updates overnight. I don't recall the last time my Android has ever failed to do a system update. It's just really surprising for me because I assumed a device in it's 10th generation with such a good reputation would be rock solid.
